Kind of a random question but what fantasy creatures would the boys be in a fantasy AU? I've come up with demon Sinister, fae Lensless, and siren/merman Retro.
OOOOOOOOH DELICIOUS QUESTION.
(@masked-sym-speaks and I have actually been dreaming of working together on a fantasy AU for a LONG time now, but the variants are still viltrumites in it. WE SHOULD REALLY DO THAT THOUGH ONCE OUR LIVES SETTLE DOWN A BIT 🫂)
But for THIS kind of thing, where the variants are different creatures, HERE WE GO:
Sinister: Fallen Angel. I think people in-universe would mistake him for a demon, but the way I write him is more “tainted grace” than “evil incarnate”. There’s a darkness in him he can never erase, but he was “built” with a purpose, and he defied his own god (his father) for Earth and humanity. He wants to be a part of them, but by his very nature, he can’t be. (Biblical mythology is one of my FAVORITE themes to play with)
Mohawk: Cursed Prince. Throughout human history, a common fantasy trope is the dickhead prince who ends up cursed for his cruelty. I have the very distinct image Mohawk slumped down in his golden throne in his pristine palace, completely alone, stubbornly refusing to admit his faults. (Also my FAVORITE part of the “Cursed Prince” trope: He was made this way. He’s exactly who his father raised him to be, and is punished for it. His actions were his own, he’s not remotely innocent, but I find a certain sadness in Cursed Prince stories knowing that the prince generally did not become cruel in a vacuum. There’s a culture that made him, and he’s the one suffering the consequences for it.)
Len: Fae. You are SO right for this one. Well and truly, this boy just wants to have fun. It just so happens that fun could equate to turning your skin inside-out for a laugh. BUT IT GENUINELY IS FOR A LAUGH. He’s not necessarily malicious, he just is incapable of processing that it’s WRONG to do terrible things to people, and that just because HE is having fun, doesn’t mean everyone else is. Also, accept candy he’s offering to share and he probably thinks he owns you.
Shiesty: Werewolf. Blame Sym for this one (beloved). IYKYK. It makes a lot of sense with his temperament, his loyalty to whatever he considers “his pack” (which usually means Titan’s crew the way I write him).
Omni: Doomed Hero/Corrupted Knight. Okay so, I know this isn’t exactly a fantasy CREATURE, but stay with me. A fantasy trope I DEVOUR is when there’s a character who tried to be “The Hero” before the protagonist ever started out on their journey. They exist as a warning for the protagonist, of how the path they must walk will present them with difficult choices, and if they make the wrong ones, they might end up the monster in someone else’s story.
Markus: Angel. Typically, I write Omni and Sinister as mirrors of each other, but in THIS case, Markus is the angel to Sinister’s fallen angel. The rigid society, the devotional adherence to the purpose that was instilled in him… He fits very well into that alien quality angels tend to be written with.
Retro: Demon. The cruel, half-baked image of the rest of them. He is something outside of humanity, but something that desperately inserts himself into the land of the living because he wants to experience life, while also looking down on humans as pathetic creatures who are beneath him. He’s hypocrisy on a platter.
Target: Ghost. The man is a residual haunting of his own life. He was… something once, he’s sure of it, but whatever that something was left him with so much anger and pain that now has nowhere to go.
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